[Bug 167488] submenus only open when not moving the pointer,and submenu delay is way too long in kde4.x

[alphakamp at gmail.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167488


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--- Comment #5 from  <alphakamp gmail com>  2009-03-19 16:47:19 ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> Version:            (using KDE 4.0.98)
> Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs
> OS:                Linux
> 
> In all kde4 and other qt4 applications, on all versions of kde4 on linux as far as I could test.
> 
> The default sub menu behaviour gives the user an unnecessary feeling of slowness .
> 
> problem one: sub menus only open when one stops moving the pointer over a sub menu. If one keeps moving the pointer even over the sub menu it does not open unless one stops moving the pointer.
> 
> problem two: it feels like there is a bigger menu delay in kde4 then there was in kde 3.x 
> especially in combination with "problem one"
> 
> It does not seem like the best default behaviour, as it gives users an unnecessary sluggish menu feel.
> I think it should be changed if possible.
> 
> It would be nice if such things could be easily configurable somehow.

(In reply to comment #0)
> Version:            (using KDE 4.0.98)
> Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs
> OS:                Linux
> 
> In all kde4 and other qt4 applications, on all versions of kde4 on linux as far as I could test.
> 
> The default sub menu behaviour gives the user an unnecessary feeling of slowness .
> 
> problem one: sub menus only open when one stops moving the pointer over a sub menu. If one keeps moving the pointer even over the sub menu it does not open unless one stops moving the pointer.
> 
> problem two: it feels like there is a bigger menu delay in kde4 then there was in kde 3.x 
> especially in combination with "problem one"
> 
> It does not seem like the best default behaviour, as it gives users an unnecessary sluggish menu feel.
> I think it should be changed if possible.
> 
> It would be nice if such things could be easily configurable somehow.

I experience this also, to the point sometimes where I can't move the mouse for
several seconds.  I'm still looking for a bug report but I also now have 100%
cpu usage with process kded4 upon first logon.

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